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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.
NET RETURN OF 4/10 EXPECTED.
PERTH, May 12.
The Minister in Charge of the State
Wheat Pool (Mr. Males') considers tho
Western Australian whoatgrowera will get
4/10 a bushel 'net for their 1921-22 wheat.
He eaid out of 11,304,000 'oii8lidH\expeci«d
to be received 9,156,501 had been sold
locally and overseas at an average of 5/4J
f.o.b., which was equivalent, after paving
4d. freight, to 4/9J at country sidinjrs. An
amount of if bad already been paid in
anticipation of the realization. Three car
Roes of 733,000 -bushel* were afloat or were
being loaded, leaving 1,861,000 bushels.
Acquisitions to May have 1-een dinposed of
as follow:— Shipped, 2.404,214 ba«»; de
livered to mills, 879.924; stacked at ports,
72,600: roofed stacks at sidings, 420^/00; W
wheat in transit, 38,874.; total 3,820,112.
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